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chuck hagel had nothing to do with the attack in benghazi. the administration hasn't been forthcoming is outlandish. there are serious consequences to this delay. consequences that are occurring right now. the president is making some important decisions about afghanistan. he announced to the world just a day or two ago that 34,000 troops will be coming home during the next year from afghanistan. we're negotiating with the afghan government regarding how we'll support them beyond 2014. negotiations are going on right now. i heard today from former senator john kerry that he's headed for the middle east. why? syria. that's something else that the secretary of defense has to be concerned about. next week while we're on recess, while we're on recess, they're having a nato defense ministers meeting. they'll be in brussels? what to do? to coordinate ou our approach on afghanistan. it's going to be somewhat unusual that the united states isn't represented by the secretary of defense there. we won't have one if we don't get this thing done this week
chuck hagel had nothing to do with the attack in benghazi. the administration hasn't been forthcoming is outlandish. there are serious consequences to this delay. consequences that are occurring right now. the president is making some important decisions about afghanistan. he announced to the world just a day or two ago that 34,000 troops will be coming home during the next year from afghanistan. we're negotiating with the afghan government regarding how we'll support them beyond 2014....
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i served with chuck hagel. he is a conservative republican representing the ultra liberal state of nebraska. he served with distinction in the united states senate as a senator, served on the foreign relations committee, armed services committee, intelligence committee. he's a man of quality, a man of courage. not just being able to come and give a speech here on the senate floor. during the vietnam war, he volunteered to go into combat. that's what he chose to do. because he thought it was the patriotic thing to do for his country, our country. and his family felt that way. he and his brother went togeth together. they didn't go to push pencils. they carried rifles, had strapped to their sides grenad grenades. he was wounded twice. he's an enlisted man. he didn't walk around ordering people to do things. people were ordering him around what to do. except when it came to his brother, who he saved his brother's life in combat in vietnam. and they are filibustering him. that's what they're doing. i'm going to go
i served with chuck hagel. he is a conservative republican representing the ultra liberal state of nebraska. he served with distinction in the united states senate as a senator, served on the foreign relations committee, armed services committee, intelligence committee. he's a man of quality, a man of courage. not just being able to come and give a speech here on the senate floor. during the vietnam war, he volunteered to go into combat. that's what he chose to do. because he thought it was the...
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chuck hagel, chuck hagel's wife grew up in mississippi. kinfolk still there. presumably they wonder why i can't support their kinsman. mr. chairman, you say we need a secretary of defense, and we do. the action today by north korea in the streets that. what's going on in iran demonstrate that. but we need the right secretary of defense. and i have to say, sitting there this week with secretary panetta, a man who i served with come in and i am proud to have voted for, i was proud to vote for him at the beginning of his term as secretary of defense come in here at the end of the term, i'm just as proud. mr. chairman, i would be delighted and eager to vote for you for confirmation for secretary of defense. i would do that without hesitation. i would've voted for senator warner, senator nunn. clearly senator hagel brought the right people with him, but we need the right secretary of defense, and chuck hagel is not the right secretary of defense for this time. we need a secretary of defense who can stand before the world and articulate that we reject a policy of co
chuck hagel, chuck hagel's wife grew up in mississippi. kinfolk still there. presumably they wonder why i can't support their kinsman. mr. chairman, you say we need a secretary of defense, and we do. the action today by north korea in the streets that. what's going on in iran demonstrate that. but we need the right secretary of defense. and i have to say, sitting there this week with secretary panetta, a man who i served with come in and i am proud to have voted for, i was proud to vote for him...
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if confirmed, chuck hagel will do it again. this time not before a platoon but before every man and woman and their families in the armed services. he will lead them, and they will know in their hearts that we have one of our own. close quote. senator hagel has received a letter of endorsement from 11 retired senior military officers who say that -- quote -- "chuck hagel is uniquely qualified to meet the challenges facing the department of defense and our men and women in uniform. he has received a letter of endorsement from nine former ambassadors who worked with him on middle east issues. that letter says in parks "each- that letter says in parks "each of us has known the senator over the past 20 years and has found him ink variably one of the best informed leaders in the u.s. congress on the issues of u.s. national security." senator hagel's political courage has impressed us all. time and again he chose to took the path of standing up for our nation over political expediency. he has demonstrated strong support for israel an
if confirmed, chuck hagel will do it again. this time not before a platoon but before every man and woman and their families in the armed services. he will lead them, and they will know in their hearts that we have one of our own. close quote. senator hagel has received a letter of endorsement from 11 retired senior military officers who say that -- quote -- "chuck hagel is uniquely qualified to meet the challenges facing the department of defense and our men and women in uniform. he has...
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so does chuck hagel know what it takes to be a soldier? does he know what it takes to lead the department of defense? he certainly does. i served on the senate intelligence committee with him. i know his feelings on the issues. and when i listened to how some of his positions have been distorted, i find it hard to believe. chuck hagel was a conservative republican senator and an honest man of integrity, and some of the things that have been said about him, some of the charges that have been made in the course of the armed services committee were just embarrassing, mr. chairman. they were embarrassing. to think that colleagues in the united states senate would say that about a man they knew and served with personally or they should have known better than to say. and that's why we're here today. the sad reality is i have listened to many republican senators who are not going to vote for chuck hagel come up here and talk about how important it is to fill this position. the north koreans detonate nuclear devices this week and raise concerns al
so does chuck hagel know what it takes to be a soldier? does he know what it takes to lead the department of defense? he certainly does. i served on the senate intelligence committee with him. i know his feelings on the issues. and when i listened to how some of his positions have been distorted, i find it hard to believe. chuck hagel was a conservative republican senator and an honest man of integrity, and some of the things that have been said about him, some of the charges that have been...
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which chuck hagel are we being asked to confirm? the one who shoots from the hip and means what he says? or the one who is now willing to say anything to be confirmed? we need a secretary of defense who can stand before the world and articulate that america is opposed to a nuclear iran and rejects a policy of containment. we need a secretary of defense who can stand before the world and be clear that the iranian government is not a legitimately constituted government. we need a secretary of defense with broad bipartisan support. sadly, that secretary is not chuck hagel. thank you, mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from michigan. mr. levin: mr. president, how much time do we have on our side and on the republican side. the presiding officer: the senator from michigan has 11 1/2 minutes remaining. the senator from oklahoma has 11 minutes. mr. levin: mr. president, i have 11 unanimous consent requests for committees to meet during today's session of the senate. they have been approved by both the majority and minority l
which chuck hagel are we being asked to confirm? the one who shoots from the hip and means what he says? or the one who is now willing to say anything to be confirmed? we need a secretary of defense who can stand before the world and articulate that america is opposed to a nuclear iran and rejects a policy of containment. we need a secretary of defense who can stand before the world and be clear that the iranian government is not a legitimately constituted government. we need a secretary of...
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i love chuck hagel and all of that. he's made great sacrifices in the surface, but anyone who joins the group that says we want to have a nuclear free world sounds so good, but you don't lead by example. you don't say we're going to do away with tears because they may know china and russia and north korea and iran are all going to do away with the capabilities. so that's one of the objections i have two chuck hagel, his nomination. >> host: u.s.a. to the papers he would reach a filibuster against his nomination. it looks according to the "baltimore sun" that all circuits are democrats and two of your colleagues are also going to support his nomination. in in fact it can be 60. >> guest: let me correct your first spirit are not filibustering. i have to do is demand a 60-vote margin. i'm doing that. in fact, almost all controversial appointments. cabinet level appointments end up with a 60-vote margin. yeah, you may be right. they may be right there and if so you'll see people change their votes so they can be in the prev
i love chuck hagel and all of that. he's made great sacrifices in the surface, but anyone who joins the group that says we want to have a nuclear free world sounds so good, but you don't lead by example. you don't say we're going to do away with tears because they may know china and russia and north korea and iran are all going to do away with the capabilities. so that's one of the objections i have two chuck hagel, his nomination. >> host: u.s.a. to the papers he would reach a filibuster...
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and senator warner continued, "chuck hagel did that as a sergeant in vietnam, and if confirmed, chuck hagel will do it again, this time not before a platoon but before every man and wool and their families in -- every man and woman and their families in the armed services. he said, you will lead them, and they will know in their hearts that we have one of our own," now earlier today, the senate acted in a bipartisan fashion in voting to end the filibuster of this nomination by a very substantial vote. if confirmed, senator hagel would be the first former enlisted man and the first veteran of the vietnam war to serve as secretary of defense. this background gives senator hagel an invaluable perspective, not only with respect to the difficult decisions and recommendations that a secretary of defense must make regarding the use of force and the commitment of u.s. troops overseas, but also with respect to the day-to-day decisions that a secretary must make to ensure that our men and women in unilaterauniform and their famis receive the support and assistance that they need and deserve. ou
and senator warner continued, "chuck hagel did that as a sergeant in vietnam, and if confirmed, chuck hagel will do it again, this time not before a platoon but before every man and wool and their families in -- every man and woman and their families in the armed services. he said, you will lead them, and they will know in their hearts that we have one of our own," now earlier today, the senate acted in a bipartisan fashion in voting to end the filibuster of this nomination by a very...
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hagel's nomination was pending in the senate for a record 34 days, more than three times the previous average of a secretary of defense. remember, mr. president, our country was at war. republicans have blocked executive nominees like secretary hagel not because they object to the qualifications, but simply because they seek to undermine the very government in which they were elected to serve. take the nomination of richard cordray to lead the consumer financial protection bureau. there was no doubt about his ability to do the job. but the consumer financial protection bureau, the brainchild of elizabeth warren, went for more than two years without a leader because republicans refused to accept the law of the land, because they wanted to roll back a law that protects consumers from the greed of wall street. so i say to my republican colleagues, you don't have to like the laws of the land, but you do have to respect those laws and acknowledge them and abide by them. similar obstruction continued unabated for seven more months until democrats threatened to change senate rules to allow u
hagel's nomination was pending in the senate for a record 34 days, more than three times the previous average of a secretary of defense. remember, mr. president, our country was at war. republicans have blocked executive nominees like secretary hagel not because they object to the qualifications, but simply because they seek to undermine the very government in which they were elected to serve. take the nomination of richard cordray to lead the consumer financial protection bureau. there was no...
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i think there was a lot of discussion in the first term about finding a place for chuck hagel in the president's cabinet. i think that discussion was naturally renewed when there was an opportunity to bring new people to the cabinet in the second term. i think that is the president's friendship and republican for chuck hagel is what drove the decision more than anything else. at least i'm not aware of any other factors in that. >> well, if i can quickly followup. [laughter] does the posture in the administration in term of -- concern you at all? i'm a proponent of having a strong military stument to support our foreign policy goals. i think during a period of war because you have tens of thousands of americans in harm's way on the ground, the voice of the department of defense in foreign policy decision making naturally becomes louder relative to times of peace when you don't have many americans in uniform in harm's way. i think that is appropriate. it's important it be heard when so much of the risk at stake in human terms. leaders in uniform would agree that the military voice woul
i think there was a lot of discussion in the first term about finding a place for chuck hagel in the president's cabinet. i think that discussion was naturally renewed when there was an opportunity to bring new people to the cabinet in the second term. i think that is the president's friendship and republican for chuck hagel is what drove the decision more than anything else. at least i'm not aware of any other factors in that. >> well, if i can quickly followup. [laughter] does the...
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in fact, when you think about the fact that chuck hagel said that yesterday, you'd think we arranged it almost. i'm not going to tell you we didn't, but in any case -- [laughter] i should also mention that secretary hagel used much milder language than david did when he was testifying. that's not surprising if you've read the book or the excerpts or anything that appeared in the "new york times." you know that he said some things directly, you know, and unambiguously. which brings us to david's latest book, "the great deformation." actually, it's not a book, it's an indictment. and that's a word i'm using very intentionally. who's being indicted? well, in no particular order, wall street, corporate america, republicans, democrats, and you have a particular thing for the federal reserve. >> that's right. >> i'm not going to repeat what you said about william miller, but you also went after arthur burns, alan greenspan, ben bernanke and almost anyone who might have passed by the building. what david said 27 years ago in this book, if those of you who remember or read about it or google
in fact, when you think about the fact that chuck hagel said that yesterday, you'd think we arranged it almost. i'm not going to tell you we didn't, but in any case -- [laughter] i should also mention that secretary hagel used much milder language than david did when he was testifying. that's not surprising if you've read the book or the excerpts or anything that appeared in the "new york times." you know that he said some things directly, you know, and unambiguously. which brings us...
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a week later, the confirmation hearing for chuck hagel, the president's nominee to be defense secretary. mr. hagel served two terms as republican senator for nebraska. his confirmation hearing it live on c-span thursday, january 31st at 9:30 a.m. eastern. november 20th lappin and west west to play dice regional command south from october 2010 to october 2011. from august 2004 to february 2007, served as deputy commanding general operations, not division and its latest deputy commanding general for operations for combined joint task force 76 afghanistan from january 2006 until february 2007 with responsibilities and what is not regional command east, south and southwest. travel to afghanistan offered by security force officers to gather a full picture of isaf coalition of partnered efforts and today he'll update us on the progress of the campaign. he will mix them up in a comments in an take your questions. but that general, alternate over to you. >> thanks for that very kind introduction. i can tell you she looks much better person than to be sitting couple in what we call that can come
a week later, the confirmation hearing for chuck hagel, the president's nominee to be defense secretary. mr. hagel served two terms as republican senator for nebraska. his confirmation hearing it live on c-span thursday, january 31st at 9:30 a.m. eastern. november 20th lappin and west west to play dice regional command south from october 2010 to october 2011. from august 2004 to february 2007, served as deputy commanding general operations, not division and its latest deputy commanding general...
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i think chuck hagel has been close associate of president obama's since their time in the senate. of he served on the president's intelligence advisory board. i think there was a lot of discussion in the first term about finding a place for chuck hagel in the president's cabinet, and i think that that, you know, that discussion was naturally renewed when there was an opportunity to bring new people into the cabinet in the second term. so i think that is the president's, you know, friendship and respect for chuck hagel is what drove the decision more than anything else, at least i'm not aware of any other factors than that. >> well, if i could just quickly follow up. i mean, does the -- [laughter] does the posture of this administration in terms of the demilitarization of foreign policy, if you would put it that way, concern you at all? >> i, um, just to be clear on my own views, i'm not a big proponent of the militarization of u.s. foreign policy. i am a proponent of having a very strong military instrument to support our foreign policy goals. i think, you know, during a period of
i think chuck hagel has been close associate of president obama's since their time in the senate. of he served on the president's intelligence advisory board. i think there was a lot of discussion in the first term about finding a place for chuck hagel in the president's cabinet, and i think that that, you know, that discussion was naturally renewed when there was an opportunity to bring new people into the cabinet in the second term. so i think that is the president's, you know, friendship and...
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secretary of defense chuck hagel announced yesterday this new agreement. well, god bless the fisher house charity, but it shouldn't have been necessary. if we had done our job, it wouldn't be necessary. the government would be open. this family that i love, this disabled veteran, wouldn't be worried about that next check if we simply did the responsible thing and opened the government. and then there's a second issue which, hard to believe, is even larger in scope. you see, the republicans refuse to give us a chance to extend the debt ceiling of america. what is the debt ceiling? it sounds -- in fact, this morning i listened as the minority leader said it's raising the credit card limit. no, it isn't. that's not an accurate statement. it is raising the authority of our government to borrow money to pay for what we've already spent. many of the same politicians who voted for the spending bills now don't want to pay for it. they don't want to extend this debt ceiling, the credit of the united states. that is totally irresponsible. it's ordering the biggest m
secretary of defense chuck hagel announced yesterday this new agreement. well, god bless the fisher house charity, but it shouldn't have been necessary. if we had done our job, it wouldn't be necessary. the government would be open. this family that i love, this disabled veteran, wouldn't be worried about that next check if we simply did the responsible thing and opened the government. and then there's a second issue which, hard to believe, is even larger in scope. you see, the republicans...
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defense secretary chuck hagel wandered about the automatic budget cuts. his remarks are 35 minutes. >> if you have seen the organizational chart of the department of defense, you might have noticed it's a little bit different from most corporate or business arrangements. that tend to put people in boxes. what you'll notice about the pentagon is that the box at the very top has two people. not one but two people in the same box. it's the secretary of defense and the deputy secretary defense. john and i each had the pleasure of working inside that box. not as a secretary but deputy. we can tell you there's downside to the arrangement. since the secretary chooses who gets what assignments, you can gets who debts -- gets to visit with foreign leaders and who gets to go to guantanamo. [laughter] having watched firsthand from the closest possible position inside the box with the secretary of defense, i can tell you the secretary hagel has one of the toughest jobs in the world. the job entails an extraordinary range of responsibility and demands a unique combina
defense secretary chuck hagel wandered about the automatic budget cuts. his remarks are 35 minutes. >> if you have seen the organizational chart of the department of defense, you might have noticed it's a little bit different from most corporate or business arrangements. that tend to put people in boxes. what you'll notice about the pentagon is that the box at the very top has two people. not one but two people in the same box. it's the secretary of defense and the deputy secretary...
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. >> defense secretary chuck hagel testifying on capitol hill about the budget for next year. in the hearing, florida senator ben nelson as the defense secretary about plans to deal with harassment in the military. here is their exchange. statement later today in the armed services committee were going to consider a sense of congress that i assume most people will agree with, mr. secretary that commanding officers are response to ball for establishing a command climate in which sexual assault allegations are properly managed, fairly evaluated in a victim can report criminal activity including sexual assault without fear of retaliation, including ostracism and group pressure from other members of the command. mr. secretary, i am given to believe that a survey was conducted among victims and 50% say if they report the assault, they don't think it does any good. are you aware of that survey collects general dempsey is shaking his head yes. is that correct, general? >> it is. >> then my question to you, mr. secretary is, do you think i removing the chain of command in order to pro
. >> defense secretary chuck hagel testifying on capitol hill about the budget for next year. in the hearing, florida senator ben nelson as the defense secretary about plans to deal with harassment in the military. here is their exchange. statement later today in the armed services committee were going to consider a sense of congress that i assume most people will agree with, mr. secretary that commanding officers are response to ball for establishing a command climate in which sexual...
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chuck hagel. certainly this was out of the norms and sync of the u.s. senate. then we come to this spring. again, unprecedented delay tactics. a republican form e house member called the boycotting committee of gina mccarthy -- quote -- "an unprecedented attempt to slow down the confirmation process and kwrupb mine the agency." is that consistent with the norms and traditions that were promised in january? it is not. in fact, i sit on the committee that voted gina mccarthy out. and when we tried to have the vote, we were faced with a boycott. that is a quorum was denied because our colleague, senator lautenberg, was extremely sick and could not attend. and taking advantage of his illness, republicans decided not to show up and, therefore, blocked that nomination from coming out of committee. only when senator lautenberg came in in the midst of an extreme illness did the republican members show up to committee. that is part of this ongoing process of unprecedented obstruction. now real delays involve real hurt. it's not an academic debate. this obstruction is ha
chuck hagel. certainly this was out of the norms and sync of the u.s. senate. then we come to this spring. again, unprecedented delay tactics. a republican form e house member called the boycotting committee of gina mccarthy -- quote -- "an unprecedented attempt to slow down the confirmation process and kwrupb mine the agency." is that consistent with the norms and traditions that were promised in january? it is not. in fact, i sit on the committee that voted gina mccarthy out. and...
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after chuck hagel's performance you have a long ride ahead of you. let's go. [applause] >> well general garrett, major -- >> haven't heard that one. [laughter] i knew he would say that yeah like get really original. thank you for that long and lengthy introduction i'm so pleased to be here tonight although i am not quite sure how i ended up being one of your speakers other than bad staff work. [laughter] that's probably the 16th lie that politicians tell. it really is my fault i didn't know what the heck this was when i said yes. so i only have myself to blame for the discomfort that i've experienced the last couple of hours. [laughter] like most politicians, i'm no stranger to a microphone. in fact, we fight over microphones if you're a politician. in fact, during my ten years attorney general, i spoke to my daughter's second grade class my daughter did not introduce me as the crime fighting attorney general. she did not introduce me as the protecter of senior citizens, she did not introduce me as the job creator that i was. in fact, she ignored all of the ta
after chuck hagel's performance you have a long ride ahead of you. let's go. [applause] >> well general garrett, major -- >> haven't heard that one. [laughter] i knew he would say that yeah like get really original. thank you for that long and lengthy introduction i'm so pleased to be here tonight although i am not quite sure how i ended up being one of your speakers other than bad staff work. [laughter] that's probably the 16th lie that politicians tell. it really is my fault i...
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and a discussion took place with chuck hagel and jane harman. >> we are with jane harman, who is now with us. she served on the intelligence committee from 2006 to 2007. let's begin with the pick of john brennan. what does this entail? >> guest: he has been the center of obama's intelligence committee for four years now. he has managed the terrorism program quite well. and he is the gentleman that obama trust the most. i think it is an extremely good appointment. >> host: what does the job entail? >> guest: it is a different job than what it was in 2004. in 2004, four of us in congress but the fight for intelligence reform and we restructured our intelligence community to have a joint commander. that person is called the director of national intelligence. the current one is james clapper and he is a military man from the pentagon. under him, there were others. there were also others that had intelligence roles. but now it is our primary agency and it will become even more crucial if you have seen zero dark 30, even though i think a few aspects aren't accurate. it shows the roles that
and a discussion took place with chuck hagel and jane harman. >> we are with jane harman, who is now with us. she served on the intelligence committee from 2006 to 2007. let's begin with the pick of john brennan. what does this entail? >> guest: he has been the center of obama's intelligence committee for four years now. he has managed the terrorism program quite well. and he is the gentleman that obama trust the most. i think it is an extremely good appointment. >> host: what...
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when they return from their break they could begin consideration of the nomination of chuck hagel to being defense secretary of the united states. the senate armed services committee is expected to approve the nomination out of committee later today. a final vote could come as early as tomorrow. this is live coverage of the u.s. senate here on c-span2. the presiding officer: the senate will come to order. the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. dr. black. the chaplain: let us pray. eternal lord god, every day your hand of grace is upon us. not a moment goes by that is not touched by your providence. give our senators today tongues to speak your truth and hearts to do your will. lord, give them such a transcendent spirit that they will unleash redemptive forces to transform lives. give them also the light of truth show them where they ought to go. make them faithful stewards of their time, talents, and testimony as they seek to live for your glory. we pray in your holy name. amen. the presiding officer: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the
when they return from their break they could begin consideration of the nomination of chuck hagel to being defense secretary of the united states. the senate armed services committee is expected to approve the nomination out of committee later today. a final vote could come as early as tomorrow. this is live coverage of the u.s. senate here on c-span2. the presiding officer: the senate will come to order. the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. dr. black. the chaplain:...
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. >> host: chuck hagel, what's your opinion? >> guest: i think he is clearly qualified and has a background in defense. i would be foolish to say that his confirmation process went well. it didn't. he is going to have to do better than that in terms of building the relationships necessary in the house and the senate. credibility matters an enormous amount. you have to have credibility with a wide variety of people with the pentagon to begin with. he is dependent on the staff to implement whatever policy he wants. he's going to need their faith and confidence in him as a leader and the policies he's implementing he will have to work to earn that in the same thing in the house in the senate. both secretary panetta and secretary gates to most recent defense secretaries had an enormous amount of credibility both in the pentagon and in the congress and in very tough times with tough decisions. that the credibility enabled them i think to be very effective. secretary hagel is going to have to achieve that he's going to have to work at
. >> host: chuck hagel, what's your opinion? >> guest: i think he is clearly qualified and has a background in defense. i would be foolish to say that his confirmation process went well. it didn't. he is going to have to do better than that in terms of building the relationships necessary in the house and the senate. credibility matters an enormous amount. you have to have credibility with a wide variety of people with the pentagon to begin with. he is dependent on the staff to...
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secretary chuck hagel also emphasized that the u.s. commitment with a nato missile defense remains ironclad. he said the missile deployments deployments is making in phases one and two and three of the european phased adaptive approach, including poland and romania will be able to provide coverage of all is planned by 2018. we would be interested to hear from general jacoby and admiral stavridis about this posture. our transatlantic interest remain. a lawyer is mutual commitment more fully demonstrated than in the nato-led international security assistance force in afghanistan. countries from the yukon region contribute 90% of the non-us forces in our international coalition. despite some public weariness and problems created for the troops and our continued presence by the redhead rhetoric of president karzai, the coalition has demonstrated its cohesion by adapting them together and out together approach through the 2014 and date for the combat mission in afghanistan. the reason nato defense, they have reconsidered an earlier proposal
secretary chuck hagel also emphasized that the u.s. commitment with a nato missile defense remains ironclad. he said the missile deployments deployments is making in phases one and two and three of the european phased adaptive approach, including poland and romania will be able to provide coverage of all is planned by 2018. we would be interested to hear from general jacoby and admiral stavridis about this posture. our transatlantic interest remain. a lawyer is mutual commitment more fully...
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[applause] >> [inaudible conversations] >> defense secretary chuck hagel released a statement on the reopening of government saying in part, now that this latest budget crisis has come to an end we have an opportunity to return to focusing on the critical work of this department. unfortunately, congress did not end the budget uncertainty that has cast such a shadow over this department for much of the year. in the months ahead, they will have an opportunity to do so. words of defense secretary chuck hagel, and lots of questions about the latest day when he briefs reporters are keeping watch that live at 12:50 p.m. on our companion network c-span. spokesman jay carney will address many of the same issues at today's white house briefing. our cameras will be there and you can see that live at 1:30 p.m. eastern also on c-span. later, how is the relationship between the obama administration and the national press corps? that's the focus of a panel discussion at the new america foundation here you can watch that live starting at 2 p.m. eastern right here on c-span2. at the same time we'll
[applause] >> [inaudible conversations] >> defense secretary chuck hagel released a statement on the reopening of government saying in part, now that this latest budget crisis has come to an end we have an opportunity to return to focusing on the critical work of this department. unfortunately, congress did not end the budget uncertainty that has cast such a shadow over this department for much of the year. in the months ahead, they will have an opportunity to do so. words of...
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defense secretary chuck hagel and joint chiefs of staff chair general martin dempsey a day later reef to honor the victims of the washington navy yard shooting. the wreath was placed at the u.s. navy memorial plaza next to the lone sailor who represents people of served or are currently serving in the u.s. navy. >> [background sounds] >> [background sounds] >> [background sounds] [taps] [background sounds] [background sounds] [background sounds] [background sounds] >> coming up in about 15 minutes at one being used and we'll go live to the national press club where oklahoma governor mary fallin will speak. she's the chair of the national governors association and she will talk about her initiative on education and jobs training. that starts at 1 p.m. eastern. >> this weekend look for booktv lies full day coverage of the national book festival each of the authors include kay bailey hutchison, taylor branch, and rick atkinson. looking ahead to october, -- >> young people, young children say how can you be in the congress? you got arrested. [laughter] you violated the law. and i said the
defense secretary chuck hagel and joint chiefs of staff chair general martin dempsey a day later reef to honor the victims of the washington navy yard shooting. the wreath was placed at the u.s. navy memorial plaza next to the lone sailor who represents people of served or are currently serving in the u.s. navy. >> [background sounds] >> [background sounds] >> [background sounds] [taps] [background sounds] [background sounds] [background sounds] [background sounds] >>...
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hagel, a member of this body, and get together and figure out a way to have some other parts of this government take some of the reductions in spending that have fallen disproportionately on the defense department. it is just that simple. now, i suggested to secretary hagel yesterday at the budget committee that, yes, he ought to be talking about congress; yes, we have eventually the power of the purse; but nothing was going to happen in the united states senate that president obama doesn't agree to. senator reid is not going to support anything president obama doesn't agree to. it looks to me like the members of the democratic conference are going to stick together on this issue. they have so far. months have gone by, and effort is hasn't been -- and the sequester hasn't been fixed. so i said, i assume, mr. secretary, that you have the phone number to 1600 pennsylvania avenue. and i think you better call over there to the commander in chief of the united states military, who has an obligation to the men and women he's deploying all over the world and sending into harm's way and who
hagel, a member of this body, and get together and figure out a way to have some other parts of this government take some of the reductions in spending that have fallen disproportionately on the defense department. it is just that simple. now, i suggested to secretary hagel yesterday at the budget committee that, yes, he ought to be talking about congress; yes, we have eventually the power of the purse; but nothing was going to happen in the united states senate that president obama doesn't...
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finally the most worrisome thing about chuck hagel to be secretary of defense is the fear of military action in iran is unjustified. they can rest more comfortably that their pursuit of nuclear weapons is less likely, not to provoke the military option that until recently may have seemed more credible. the iranians will, therefore, feel less constrained in pursuing their dangerous nuclear ambitions. that more than any other reason is why i am not voting "no" on the hagel -- excuse me. why i am voting "no" on the hagel nomination. mr. president, with that i yield the floor. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from kansas. mr. moran: mr. president, thank you. all of us in our lives from time to time hear of the passing, the death of someone we know. sometimes it's family. often friends, someone we're only vaguely acquainted with. this past week we learned of the death of a kansas city resident, adell hall. that passing is so personally sad -- saddens me because adell hall is such a person, a person with such optimism and so engaged in improving the lives of othe
finally the most worrisome thing about chuck hagel to be secretary of defense is the fear of military action in iran is unjustified. they can rest more comfortably that their pursuit of nuclear weapons is less likely, not to provoke the military option that until recently may have seemed more credible. the iranians will, therefore, feel less constrained in pursuing their dangerous nuclear ambitions. that more than any other reason is why i am not voting "no" on the hagel -- excuse me....
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that means you're going to be upset likely with chuck hagel? >> well, first off, i'm not sure what the president will announce today. and if i did know, i wouldn't stoop and i'm not. i'm not smart enough to do that. [laughter] i think that if it isn't senator chuck hagel, we will work with him and the american people. budgets are about risk. you get a certain amount of money and you get a certain amount of risk. the country decides they want to take more risk, we will need to work with whoever the nominees are today and if that person is confirmed to try to make those trade-offs. we will find a way to do it. >> hello, i am from javon broadcasting. what is going on to get the report out? >> there are a number of complex issues, political and operational with regard to the marines from oki now, japan, an. we must maintain our presence while also maintaining some of those on the island of okinawa. >> thank you, i'm from political. could you talk about what assumptions you are using to build the 2014 budget? >> i don't know whether those will chang
that means you're going to be upset likely with chuck hagel? >> well, first off, i'm not sure what the president will announce today. and if i did know, i wouldn't stoop and i'm not. i'm not smart enough to do that. [laughter] i think that if it isn't senator chuck hagel, we will work with him and the american people. budgets are about risk. you get a certain amount of money and you get a certain amount of risk. the country decides they want to take more risk, we will need to work with...
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live on c-span3's american history tv, president obama and defense secretary chuck hagel commemorate the 60th anniversary of the korean war, also saturday morning at ten. a look now at the future of u.s. energy production from this morning's "washington journal," this is about 35 minutes. >> this week, our america by the numbers segment looks at energy consumption here in the united states, what we produce, what we use, and we're talking about this because of a new report looking at international energy. our guests are adam, u.s. energy information administration administrator. thank you so much for being here, sir. >> good morning. >> host: joined by frank, he's with the center for strategic international studies serving as senior vice president and chair for energy and geopolitics. thanks to you for being here. headline today in the "wall street journal," because of the new report, saying "the u.s. sees a bloom in global energy use. the world uses far more of every type of energy in the coming decades, the u.s. energy department said thursday in a report that predicts china and ind
live on c-span3's american history tv, president obama and defense secretary chuck hagel commemorate the 60th anniversary of the korean war, also saturday morning at ten. a look now at the future of u.s. energy production from this morning's "washington journal," this is about 35 minutes. >> this week, our america by the numbers segment looks at energy consumption here in the united states, what we produce, what we use, and we're talking about this because of a new report...
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during his confirmation process, secretary of defense chuck hagel said that he was committed to fully implementing these directives, and i urge secretary hagel to report to congress on the progress made as swiftly as possible. but i still believe that congress should and must do more. among the steps that i believe we should consider; first, the creation of a special victims' counsel that would include advocates who can support victims and help them report incidents of sexual assault. as i mentioned, too many victims do not come forward because they're either afraid of retaliation, they don't believe their confidentiality will be maintained, and they do not have faith in the military justice system. just like the example of the woman that i described who had been raped, she did not know that she should have had an analysis of rape actually done. these victim advocates would have given her that advice. second, we're fortunate in the senate to have a number of former prosecutors engaged on this issue. over the last 20 years, they and their colleagues have made great strides in handling
during his confirmation process, secretary of defense chuck hagel said that he was committed to fully implementing these directives, and i urge secretary hagel to report to congress on the progress made as swiftly as possible. but i still believe that congress should and must do more. among the steps that i believe we should consider; first, the creation of a special victims' counsel that would include advocates who can support victims and help them report incidents of sexual assault. as i...
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hagel. within a short period of time after that we had a letter from senators saying they would not allow a vote on any nominee from the consumer protection bureau. it any nominee? that is the advise and consent role in the body of the constitution that calls for simple up-and-down that will use the filibuster for any nominee regardless of the person's qualifications? that's actually using the filibuster in a whole new way to basically say we don't have the votes to undo the consumer financial protection bureau which by the way is charged with stopping predatory practices that undermine the success of families. but indeed instead of trying to get rid of this institution that protects families and i'm not sure what family values fits in there we are instead going to prevent anyone from exercising leadership and being in the director's chair at the cfp be. so i will conclude with this. i see my colleague is waiting to speak. let's recognize that the deal laid out in january just didn't work. i
hagel. within a short period of time after that we had a letter from senators saying they would not allow a vote on any nominee from the consumer protection bureau. it any nominee? that is the advise and consent role in the body of the constitution that calls for simple up-and-down that will use the filibuster for any nominee regardless of the person's qualifications? that's actually using the filibuster in a whole new way to basically say we don't have the votes to undo the consumer financial...
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>> okay. >> if chuck hagel will take the job right now, god bless them. whoever will be the secretary of defense, they will go through this constricting budget, they will implement things in combat. implementing it is going to be hard. something is going to come to ahead with iran during this for years, just mathematically. it will be a very difficult for years. now, i think that he has great background to bring to it. his time is useful because it gives you such contacts. but the most important thing is that if he and president obama are a good team, that is what matters. i don't worry so much about his policy positions one way or another. but the fact that they feel that they can be a good team together, that is important. unless the president nominate somebody who is just, in my mind, unqualified or something. i tend to think the leader should be about who he wants. >> thank you, general. [applause] .. we need yours poured and we need your input. and so we changed a few things about the board meeting. we shorten them considerably. we stayed away from t
>> okay. >> if chuck hagel will take the job right now, god bless them. whoever will be the secretary of defense, they will go through this constricting budget, they will implement things in combat. implementing it is going to be hard. something is going to come to ahead with iran during this for years, just mathematically. it will be a very difficult for years. now, i think that he has great background to bring to it. his time is useful because it gives you such contacts. but the...
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we are waiting remarks from defense secretary chuck hagel and the chair of the joint chiefs, general martin dempsey. they should get underway in just a couple of moments. this is live coverage on c-span2. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> again, we are waiting remarks from defense secretary chuck hagel amateur of the joint chiefs of staff, general martin dempsey. live at the pentagon. we got the two-minute warning about two minutes ago and it looks like it's about to get underway. live coverage here on c-span2. >> good afternoon. at first, let me acknowledge an announcement i made yesterday regarding christine fox, who is going to be our new acting deputy secretary of defense. i recommended christine to present obama because i felt we needed the continuity to continue with some of the most defining challenges that we had been facing and will continue to face in this department over a number of years. and you know what those are. it's budget, sequestration. we're finishing up qdr. review
we are waiting remarks from defense secretary chuck hagel and the chair of the joint chiefs, general martin dempsey. they should get underway in just a couple of moments. this is live coverage on c-span2. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> again, we are waiting remarks from defense secretary chuck hagel amateur of the joint chiefs of staff, general martin dempsey. live at the pentagon. we got...
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. >> defense secretary chuck hagel has ordered a review of air force lt. general craig's decision to overturn a sexual assault conviction against a lieutenant colonel in the air force. members of the senate armed services commit me were critical of that decision. that is next on c-span2. later, work begins on the senate 2014 budget plan. >> coming up on the next "washington journal", congressman richard hudson of north carolina, the chairman of the homeland security transportation subcommittee, on the new tsa rules allowing passengers to carry small knives aboard aircraft. then senator bernie sanders of vermont talks about the senate's 2014 budget proposal released tuesday by budget chair patty murray of washington state. later we hear from former pakistani ambassador to the u.s. on the history. u.s./pakistan relations. "washington journal" takes your calls, e-mails and tweets, starting at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> i think dolly madison what she offered us is a model for governance that stresses civility and empathy. now dolly madison is modeling thi
. >> defense secretary chuck hagel has ordered a review of air force lt. general craig's decision to overturn a sexual assault conviction against a lieutenant colonel in the air force. members of the senate armed services commit me were critical of that decision. that is next on c-span2. later, work begins on the senate 2014 budget plan. >> coming up on the next "washington journal", congressman richard hudson of north carolina, the chairman of the homeland security...
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hagel testifies about the budget proposal for the pentagon. >> president obama posthumously awarded korean war army chaplain emil kapaun a medal of honor. father kapaun was captured and died in a prison camp. some over his fellow p.o.w.s attend the ceremony. >> from whom we come to whom we belong. this day revives in us memories of the faithful servant and a loyal patriot with memories of blessing forever, and his ministry especially the complexity of frontline combat, chap lane emil kapaun served freedom's cause, giving up himself unselfishly for the welfare of those whom he called his boys. we are humble bed by the strength and honor of a chaplain who often appeared from nowhere in combat operations and remained only long enough to perform his duties before moving on, praying for souls as battles raged. we bestow hour highest award on him. no one can drag us downward with unconquering harts which no tribulation can wear out to his upright heart. this we ask and pray in your holy name, amen. >> amen. >> good afternoon, everybody. please have a seat. on behalf of michelle and myself
hagel testifies about the budget proposal for the pentagon. >> president obama posthumously awarded korean war army chaplain emil kapaun a medal of honor. father kapaun was captured and died in a prison camp. some over his fellow p.o.w.s attend the ceremony. >> from whom we come to whom we belong. this day revives in us memories of the faithful servant and a loyal patriot with memories of blessing forever, and his ministry especially the complexity of frontline combat, chap lane...
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. >> today, defense secretary chuck hagel and joint chiefs of staff chairman martin dempsey testified before the senate appropriations subcommittee on defense. they are expected to face questions on the 2014th defense budget. sexual assault in the military and other issues. live coverage at 10 a.m. eastern on c-span3. >> the defense secretary and joint chiefs chairman will also testify on the 2014 defense budget on wednesday at 10:30 a.m. eastern before the senate budget committee with live coverage on c-span3. and at 1 p.m. eastern they will testify before the house budget committee. live coverage also on our companion network c-span3. >> the name of this place still resonates with a shuddering in the hearts of the american people. more than any other name connected to the civil war, except lincolns, gettysburg reverberates. americans retain the knowledge that what happened here was the crux of our terrible national trial, and even americans who were sure precisely what transpired on these fields know that all the glory and all the tragedy we associate with the civil war resides most
. >> today, defense secretary chuck hagel and joint chiefs of staff chairman martin dempsey testified before the senate appropriations subcommittee on defense. they are expected to face questions on the 2014th defense budget. sexual assault in the military and other issues. live coverage at 10 a.m. eastern on c-span3. >> the defense secretary and joint chiefs chairman will also testify on the 2014 defense budget on wednesday at 10:30 a.m. eastern before the senate budget committee...
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i think that chuck hagel has been a close association since their time in the senate. he served on the president's intelligence advisory board. i think there was a lot of discussion the first term about finding a place in the president's cabinet, and i think that discussion was naturally renewed when there was an opportunity to bring new people into the cabinet in the second term. so i think that is the president friendship and respect is what drove the decision more than anything else at least i'm not aware of any other factors and not. >> if i could quickly follow up does the posture of this administration in terms of the demilitarization concern you at all? >> to be clear on my own views, i'm not a big proponent of the militarization of the foreign policy. i am a proponent of having a strong military instrument to support our foreign-policy goals. i think during a period of war because you have tens of thousands of americans in harms way on the ground, the voice of the department of defense in foreign-policy decision-making naturally becomes louder relative to times
i think that chuck hagel has been a close association since their time in the senate. he served on the president's intelligence advisory board. i think there was a lot of discussion the first term about finding a place in the president's cabinet, and i think that discussion was naturally renewed when there was an opportunity to bring new people into the cabinet in the second term. so i think that is the president friendship and respect is what drove the decision more than anything else at least...
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chuck hagel is a wonderful nomination. the criticism of him is silly, i believe. people are throwing that around. it is embarrassing. embarrassing to see accusations like that. if you go back to eric miller's book, he talked about the israeli lobby on many occasions. so i don't quite know what the debate is all about. i think that it will disorders go away because it doesn't make a lot of sense. the trees to care about himself, giving adultery a very bad name. but what was obama thinking. but what was obama thinking with intelligence issues that we would have to grapple with. i could not think of a better scenario than having david petraeus at the cia. that's not what he had in mind in 1947. he did not want to put in the hands of military policymakers. what the cia was created for was to challenge military intelligence. the cia has done its job correctly and that is what they have done on things such as arms control or vietnam, for that matter. what needs to be done, and let me just check the time to, we don't have a lot of time. let me go over to areas very quick
chuck hagel is a wonderful nomination. the criticism of him is silly, i believe. people are throwing that around. it is embarrassing. embarrassing to see accusations like that. if you go back to eric miller's book, he talked about the israeli lobby on many occasions. so i don't quite know what the debate is all about. i think that it will disorders go away because it doesn't make a lot of sense. the trees to care about himself, giving adultery a very bad name. but what was obama thinking. but...
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hagel, who, by the way, is a republican and, by the way, is a vietnam hero for his combat activities there, and was a republican senator from nebraska. the minority leader himself is threatening to block president obama's nominee for secretary of labor, and he said so. secretary of labor is a good person. mr. president, he put himself through school working a as garbage man. his parents are immigrants. republicans on the -- now, mr. president, what we have done here for generations of the senate is we have hearings on these nominees. and that's the way it should be and there in recent years have been, after the hearings have taken place, a senator will say, i have a few more questions. we'll send them. and there were two, three, four, five questions. but secretary geithner, who recently resigned as secretary of treasury, he got 28 questions. but, mr. president, -- mr. mcconnell: would the senator yield for a question? mr. reid: i'm going to finish my statement. mr. president, we understand that now what has happened in these committees is that they ask all the questions they wanted
hagel, who, by the way, is a republican and, by the way, is a vietnam hero for his combat activities there, and was a republican senator from nebraska. the minority leader himself is threatening to block president obama's nominee for secretary of labor, and he said so. secretary of labor is a good person. mr. president, he put himself through school working a as garbage man. his parents are immigrants. republicans on the -- now, mr. president, what we have done here for generations of the...
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the president met late in the day with defense secretary chuck hagel and the chairman of the joint chiefs general martin dempsey specifically yesterday about sexual assault in the military. the two will hold a news briefing coming up this afternoon at 2:30 eastern and we will have live coverage of that here on c-span2. earlier today on capitol hill, the house ways and means committee held a hearing looking at the irs targeting of certain political groups conservative political groups. we are going to show you that hearing in its entirety this evening at 8 p.m. here's part of the opening testimony. >> thanks for the opportunity to be here today. unfortunately given the time considerations, we have received the notice in the last two days. the irs was unable to prepare written testimony. i would note that a very brief statement before i take your questions. first and foremost as the acting commissioner i want to apologize on behalf of the internal revenue service for the mistakes that we made in the poor service that we provide it. the affected organizations and the american public deserves
the president met late in the day with defense secretary chuck hagel and the chairman of the joint chiefs general martin dempsey specifically yesterday about sexual assault in the military. the two will hold a news briefing coming up this afternoon at 2:30 eastern and we will have live coverage of that here on c-span2. earlier today on capitol hill, the house ways and means committee held a hearing looking at the irs targeting of certain political groups conservative political groups. we are...
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chuck hagel was held up for ten days because of a republican filibuster, first time that's ever owe kurd. and now we follow it with this filibuster of this d.c. circuit nominee? i don't think we've achieved much in our rules aform. i don't think our spirit of bipartisanship has shown much in terms of results. i hate to suggest this, imu if thi--but if this is an indicatif where we're headed, we need to revisitor the rules again. we need to go back to them again. i'm sorry to say it because i was hopeful that a bipartisan aprofess to dealing with these issues would work. it is the best thing for this chamber, for the people serving here and for the history of this institution. but if this caitlin halligan is an indication of things to come, we've got to revisit the rules. if we are now going to filibuster based on such weak arguments, then i think we need to revisit the rules. mr. president, they say in politics, when i was growing up, one of the great prigs politici worked for, said for every political position you take, there is a reason -- a good reason. on their side, caitlin halligan
chuck hagel was held up for ten days because of a republican filibuster, first time that's ever owe kurd. and now we follow it with this filibuster of this d.c. circuit nominee? i don't think we've achieved much in our rules aform. i don't think our spirit of bipartisanship has shown much in terms of results. i hate to suggest this, imu if thi--but if this is an indicatif where we're headed, we need to revisitor the rules again. we need to go back to them again. i'm sorry to say it because i...
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but i think that the congress will act and they will confirm chuck hagel this week. so what i wanted to do is to use this opportunity to first of all thank you all, all of you that are part of the press corps here and the press in general. throughout my 50 years in public service, i have always believed very deeply in the role of the press. because i believe deeply in the role of the american people in our democracy, the information is the key to an informed electorate. while we may or may not agree with every story in the grand scheme of things, because of the work of the press i believe the truth always comes out. and in the end, we cannot really serve the american people well unless we deal with troops. so thanks to all of you for the role that you've played in helping present that to the american people. what i would like to do is through the press express my deepest thanks to the troops in the american people and the president of the united states for the distinct honor serving as the secretary of defense. i was recalling with a group today that i went through r
but i think that the congress will act and they will confirm chuck hagel this week. so what i wanted to do is to use this opportunity to first of all thank you all, all of you that are part of the press corps here and the press in general. throughout my 50 years in public service, i have always believed very deeply in the role of the press. because i believe deeply in the role of the american people in our democracy, the information is the key to an informed electorate. while we may or may not...
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. >> on thursday, president obama's pic to be defense secretary chuck hagel will testify at a senate confirmation hearing. we will have live coverage from the senate armed services committee at 9:30 a.m. eastern on c-span and c-span radio. >> the 2005 real id act establishes standards for drivers licenses and other documents based on recommendations from the 9/11 commission. 13 states are fully compliant with a lot today. next, a conversation on state id standards posted by the heritage foundation. this is 50 minutes. >> good morning, welcome to the heritage foundation. we, of course, welcome those who join us on our heritage.org website. those that will be joining us on c-span as well. i would ask everyone in house if you will check to make sure cell phones have been turned off as we prepare to begin. always helpful. i am pleased today to cohost this event with the coalition for a secured driver's license, as we discuss real id and its affects. hosting a program on behalf of heritage is jessica zuckerman, research associate in our center for foreign policy studies. she studies resea
. >> on thursday, president obama's pic to be defense secretary chuck hagel will testify at a senate confirmation hearing. we will have live coverage from the senate armed services committee at 9:30 a.m. eastern on c-span and c-span radio. >> the 2005 real id act establishes standards for drivers licenses and other documents based on recommendations from the 9/11 commission. 13 states are fully compliant with a lot today. next, a conversation on state id standards posted by the...
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and live on c-span3's american history tv, president obama and defense secretary chuck hagel commemorate the 60th anniversary of the korean war armistice. that's also this morning at 10. >> this summer booktv's been asking washingtonians, legislators and viewers what they're reading, and here's what some of you had to say. >> several panels discussed the themes of the book, and you can check that out on booktv.org. >> c-span's covered several events in which edward snowden's come up, watch those by searching for edward snowden on c-span.org. >> a few years ago, booktv or covered an event to talk about the monuments men, and you can watch that online at booktv.org. what are you reading this summer? post on our facebook wall, tweet us or send us an e-mail to let us know what's on your reading list. visit all our social media sites to see what others are reading, and we might even share your posts here on booktv. >> i think sort of interestingly that the korean war in a sense sort of helped the south korean, south koreans unify themselves in a way that was not there before. when the communi
and live on c-span3's american history tv, president obama and defense secretary chuck hagel commemorate the 60th anniversary of the korean war armistice. that's also this morning at 10. >> this summer booktv's been asking washingtonians, legislators and viewers what they're reading, and here's what some of you had to say. >> several panels discussed the themes of the book, and you can check that out on booktv.org. >> c-span's covered several events in which edward snowden's...
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defense secretary chuck hagel and members of the joint chiefs of staff is sectors of all the service branches. >> today, we are meeting at this time to consider the nomination of thomas perez to be secretary of labor. i'll have an opening statement. i will yield to senator alexander, and then we'll see if there's any further debate. our consideration of this nominee -- domination can be more time or import answer continues to move down the road economic recovery now more than ever we need strong leadership of the department of labor to help strengthen our fragile recovery and build a stronger revitalized american middle class. without question, tom perez has the knowledge and experience needed to guide is critically important agency. he has professional experiences and especially his work as secretary of the maryland department of labor licensing and regulation. he has developed strong policy expertise about the many important issues for american workers and businesses that come before the department of labor every day. he also cleared has the management skills to run a large federal
defense secretary chuck hagel and members of the joint chiefs of staff is sectors of all the service branches. >> today, we are meeting at this time to consider the nomination of thomas perez to be secretary of labor. i'll have an opening statement. i will yield to senator alexander, and then we'll see if there's any further debate. our consideration of this nominee -- domination can be more time or import answer continues to move down the road economic recovery now more than ever we need...
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[applause] [applause] >> chuck hagel had a news conference on monday. he said that in an effort to build trust between the two countries, that he would visit china next year. can see the entire event online at c-span.org. here is some of what he had to say. >> i affirm the importance of maintaining open communication. and we agree that it's important to continue high-level visits, such as the nowhere, the visit of general dempsey in china this year. [speaking in native tongue] [speaking in native tongue] >> general odierno and general welsh spoke earlier this week. they also offered to host a visit to the united states next year. [speaking in native tongue] [speaking in native tongue] [speaking in native tongue] [speaking in native tongue] >> in our meeting, and the general invited me to visit china next year and i accepted. i look forward to seeing him again at the defense ministers meeting is part of my trip to southeast asia. [speaking in native tongue] [speaking in native tongue] [speaking in native tongue] >> i will also visit alicia and indonesia
[applause] [applause] >> chuck hagel had a news conference on monday. he said that in an effort to build trust between the two countries, that he would visit china next year. can see the entire event online at c-span.org. here is some of what he had to say. >> i affirm the importance of maintaining open communication. and we agree that it's important to continue high-level visits, such as the nowhere, the visit of general dempsey in china this year. [speaking in native tongue]...
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. >>> this morning defense secretary chuck hagel and joint chief of staff chairman will be on capitol hill to talk about the pentagon budget and military policy. we'll is live coverage of the senate budget committee beginning at 10:30 eastern time on c-span 3 and c-span.org. >> army chief of staff said preventing sexual assault in the military is the top priority. his remarks came at the u.s. army sixth annual sexual harassment and assault prevention summit held at joint base andrews in maryland. this is ten minutes. >> good morning, everybody. >> good morning. how are we doing? [inaudible] it's good see everybody here. put this on here. i want to welcome everybody here today. it's a very global conference. we have it once a year, and i think it's important for us to have a discussion, that's what i want to do it's not commanders but leaders. might not have commander after the name. because of who you are, what you do, we have to set the tone for our civil began leaders as well. and make sliewr -- sure we're doing what is right. so because of many factors, i believe we have -- as you
. >>> this morning defense secretary chuck hagel and joint chief of staff chairman will be on capitol hill to talk about the pentagon budget and military policy. we'll is live coverage of the senate budget committee beginning at 10:30 eastern time on c-span 3 and c-span.org. >> army chief of staff said preventing sexual assault in the military is the top priority. his remarks came at the u.s. army sixth annual sexual harassment and assault prevention summit held at joint base...
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does that mean you're going to be upset with your likely new boss, chuck hagel, who argues for a smaller budget? thank you. [laughter] >> well, first off, i'm not sure what the president would announce today, and if i did know, i wouldn't scoop him on that. i'm smart enough not to do that. [laughter] and i think if it's senator hagel, we will work with him, and we will work with the american people. defense budgets are about risk. you get a certain amount of money, you get a certain amount of risk. if the country decides they want to take some more risk, we can go with lower budgets. we'll need to work with whoever is the nominee today, and assuming that person is confirmed, to try to make those trade-offs. they're hard to do, but we'll find another way to do them. >> a hand in that same row? okay. further back all the way to the wall, please. >> [inaudible] broadcasting. on the pacific realignment defense bill -- [inaudible] money for guam and okinawa because there's no -- [inaudible] the department has submitted to congress, and the senate and house have been saying this for a couple o
does that mean you're going to be upset with your likely new boss, chuck hagel, who argues for a smaller budget? thank you. [laughter] >> well, first off, i'm not sure what the president would announce today, and if i did know, i wouldn't scoop him on that. i'm smart enough not to do that. [laughter] and i think if it's senator hagel, we will work with him, and we will work with the american people. defense budgets are about risk. you get a certain amount of money, you get a certain...
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here is part of chuck hagel's remarks from the pentagon. watch this at c-span.org. >> to confirm a story that is already out there and has been out there. we are going to reduce and the way these furloughs. but not eliminate them. it looks as though we will be able to go from an original estimate of 22 days to 14 days. we think that will save the department anywhere from $4 billion. and probably plan on about 2.5 billion. these numbers are floating, as you all now. good news from where we were before. many are working these numbers and i understand that there is going to be a briefing after we are finished here on that. let me hit the current budget situation in a little bit of detail. marty may have some thoughts on this as well. what the resolution has done for us -- it did fix some of the urgent problems. in particular, it puts some of the dollars back into the right accounts. we still don't have the flexibility that we had hoped to get. but having money in the right accounts is particularly important. what that does is reduce is a short
here is part of chuck hagel's remarks from the pentagon. watch this at c-span.org. >> to confirm a story that is already out there and has been out there. we are going to reduce and the way these furloughs. but not eliminate them. it looks as though we will be able to go from an original estimate of 22 days to 14 days. we think that will save the department anywhere from $4 billion. and probably plan on about 2.5 billion. these numbers are floating, as you all now. good news from where we...
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i want to add my thanks to barbara slaven, chuck hagel for the work is done, members of the task force and plowshares fund to provide central support. for more than two years, the arent task force has been delving into iran in all its dimensions. we looked at the iranian nuclear program, quality of intelligence, the impact of sanctions, iran's regional role and their internal politics. it's taken the most comprehensive assessment of 21st century iran ever undertaken. outside of government mwave posted 25 suffered a bad. it had experts extensively brief us on a whole range ever ran in policy and on the people ever ran. we've had six significant issue briefs as well and the report today summarizes many findings and recommend haitian and pulls them together and recommends a course of action to curb the program, to bolster our relationship in a strategic way with the radiant people. on the nuclear issue, restart for the proposition that it found a nuclear armed iran would have extraordinarily negative impacts on the united states, european allies, israel and the system and the market defea
i want to add my thanks to barbara slaven, chuck hagel for the work is done, members of the task force and plowshares fund to provide central support. for more than two years, the arent task force has been delving into iran in all its dimensions. we looked at the iranian nuclear program, quality of intelligence, the impact of sanctions, iran's regional role and their internal politics. it's taken the most comprehensive assessment of 21st century iran ever undertaken. outside of government mwave...
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one of the things she raised is the comment chuck hagel made about james harnel. i'm wondering if you can help me understand. she made those comments 15 years ago and didn't apologize for them until a month ago it was clear that he was named secretary of defense. why is there that kind of a delay and did he explain why 50 years of those comments -- >> i think that senator chuck hagel was very clear that he thought those comments were not appropriate. he regretted them and they don't represent the to tell the of his views. i would point to the statement that he made. senators will have an opportunity for the confirmation process as they do traditionally and routinely to ask him questions about his views on the issues. the secretary of defense, senator hagel, when he is confirmed, as we hope he will become carried out the president's policies. and i think the president's policies on lgbt issues are most commendable, supported by the lgbt community, and will be and continue to be the policies of this administration as long as president obama is an office. so, again,
one of the things she raised is the comment chuck hagel made about james harnel. i'm wondering if you can help me understand. she made those comments 15 years ago and didn't apologize for them until a month ago it was clear that he was named secretary of defense. why is there that kind of a delay and did he explain why 50 years of those comments -- >> i think that senator chuck hagel was very clear that he thought those comments were not appropriate. he regretted them and they don't...